One of THOSE moments….
I spent Saturday afternoon biking around my neighbourhood.. my intention was to find some sort of quiet place in a park to relax. Not long into my bike ride, I found the perfect spot. I came fully prepared with my yoga travel towel/mat, my book and my mp3 player, so I set up shop.
I started off with a very short seated yoga sequence of twists and forward folds connecting me to the ground and body.
I then finished off the wonderful book I was reading called The Life Of Milarepa (I highly recommend this read about one of Tibet’s most beloved Saints). All the allusions to yidam’s, dakinis and Buddhas of the past present and future put me in a dreamlike frame of mind. If I was to see a being of light hovering over head at that moment, I don’t think I would have even flinched.
So while sitting in a cross legged position I hit play on my mp3 player and brought my attention to a discourse by Adyashanti.
A few minutes into a discourse about the nature of mind and what’s beyond it…. I heard this question….
“What is true..without thought?”
instantly up on hearing those words… I was plunged into a moment of intense silence and stillness.. a peak into….??..into the Mystery??
Of course..reading the above really doesn’t DO anything, it does not convey a fraction of what was experienced.. but I am guessing that due to the favourable conditions of my external environment, the awakened energy or prana in my body, plus the openness of my mind.. the “I” was temporarily extinguished into a non dual state?
I’m not sure.. I’m just sayin.. whatever it was.. it was cool.